What is the Least Common Multiple of 41562 and 41573?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 41562 and 41573 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41562 and 41573, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41562,41573) = 1
LCM(41562,41573) = ( 41562 × 41573) / 1
LCM(41562,41573) = 1727857026 / 1
LCM(41562,41573) = 1727857026

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41562 and 41573 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41562 and 41573. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41562 and 41573.

Prime Factorization of 41562

Prime Factorization of 41573

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41562 and 41573.

LCM(41562,41573) = 2¹ × 3² × 2309¹ × 7¹ × 5939¹
LCM(41562,41573) = 1727857026